Brazil has long sought a greater role on the world stage, but political upheaval and other enduring challenges have complicated its efforts.

Criminal groups have captured parts of the state. A broad political coalition must fight corruption and root them out.

Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.

As President Dilma Rousseff’s polling numbers fall far into the single digits, the calls for her impeachment grow louder. In Congress, PMDB lower house head Eduardo Cunha has broken with Rousseff, in…